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SPECTRAL EVIDENCE

KNOPF

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY

YR DEAD

MCSWEENEY’S

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION

HISTOIRE D’UNE DOMESTICATION

MÉTAILIÉ

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 PRIX MÉDICIS ÉTRANGER

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 PRIX ANDRÉ MALRAUX

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 PRIX LITTÉRAIRE LES INROCKUPTIBLES

WINNER OF THE 2024 PRIX TRANSFUGE DU MEILLEUR ROMAN D’AMÉRIQUE LATINE

LET US DESCEND

SCRIBNER

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK

FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2023 BY THE WASHINGTON POST, VANITY FAIR, THE BOSTON GLOBE, TIME, AND THE NEW YORKER

THE PALACE OF FORTY PILLARS

TIN HOUSE

FINALIST FOR THE BERGMANN PRIZE, SELECTED BY LOUISE GLÜCK

FINALIST FOR THE FORWARD PRIZE IN POETRY (UK)

BEST BOOKS OF 2024 SO FAR, THE TELEGRAPH (UK)

POETRY BOOK OF THE MONTH, THE TELEGRAPH (UK)

BEST POETRY BOOKS OF 2024, THE TELEGRAPH (UK)

GHOSTROOTS

W. W. NORTON

FINALIST FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION

FINALIST FOR THE CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING FOR “BREASTMILK”

GIRL IN PIECES

DELACORTE PRESS

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FOR THREE YEARS

DUST CHILD

ALGONQUIN BOOKS

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE

THE STRANGE

SAGA PRESS

FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL

A KIND OF MADNESS

TIN HOUSE

FINALIST FOR THE CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING FOR “ANIMALS”

WHITE CAT, BLACK DOG

RANDOM HOUSE

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE

FINALIST FOR THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST COLLECTION

LOST IN THE GAME

Duke University Press

GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP

PIG

Scribner

FINALIST FOR THE 2024 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR LGBTQ+ POETRY

FINALIST FOR THE THOM GUNN AWARD FOR GAY POETRY

COLONIZE THIS!

Seal Press

100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time, Ms. Magazine

STOP TELLING WOMEN TO SMILE

Seal Press

Shortlisted for the AAMBC Literary Award, Non-Fiction/Self-Help Book of the Year

Best Reads of 2020, Ms. Magazine

20 Books to Read in 2020, Well-Read Black Girl

SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS

Atria/One Signal Publishers

The Best Nonfiction of 2022, Electric Literature

Best Books of the Year, The Globe & Mail (Canada)

The Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2022, CBC (Canada)

Best Books of the Year, The Daily Hive (Vancouver)

Editors’ Pick, Fully Booked podcast, Kirkus Reviews

GOOD WOMEN

Hub City Press

Finalist, Weatherford Award

Finalist, Foreword Reviews Indies Award

Best Books of the Year, Oprah Daily

Best Books of 2023, Kirkus Reviews

Best Short Story Collections of 2023, Electric Literature

10 Must Read Books of 2023, The Southwest Review

DEARBORN

Tin House

2023 Khayrallah Prize Winner

Longlisted for the 2024 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection

Finalist for the 2024 LA Times Book Prize (First Fiction category)

Longlisted for the 2024 Story Prize

2023 Notable Books, Michigan Library

Best Debut Fiction of 2023, Chicago Public Library

Best Debut Fiction of 2023, Powell’s Books

Best Debut Fiction of 2023, Kirkus Reviews

Best Books of 2023, ALA/Booklist

Best Books of 2023, Daniel Island News

Best Books of 2023, Lansing State Journal

Best Books of 2023, Writer’s Bone

Best Debut Short Story Collection of 2023, Electric Literature

BUILT FROM THE FIRE

Random House

WINNER OF THE 2024 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE

WINNER OF THE SABEW BEST IN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2023

WINNER OF THE LILLIAN SMITH BOOK AWARD

WINNER OF THE OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S E. E. DALE AWARD

2023 NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOK

2023 WASHINGTON POST 100 BOOK OF THE YEAR

THE SLIP

Harper

2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

2023 GOTHAM BOOK PRIZE FINALIST

2023 PLUTARCH AWARD FINALIST

2023 WINNER OF THE NEW YORK CITY BOOK AWARD

SHORTLISTED FOR THE APOLLO BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

2023 NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOK

THE BOOK OF LOVE

Random House

National Bestseller

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE

WELCOME ME TO THE KINGDOM

Random House

Longlisted for the PEN Bingham Award

YOU ARE HERE

Milkweed

Indie Bestseller

HOMELAND OF MY BODY

Beacon Press

Finalist for the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry

BREAD AND CIRCUS

Scribner

WINNER OF THE 2023 LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN POETRY

WINNER OF THE 2024 PEN OAKLAND JOSEPHINE MILES AWARD

FINALIST FOR THE 2024 HURSTON/WRIGHT LEGACY AWARD FOR POETRY

GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP

IF I SURVIVE YOU

MCD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

FINALIST FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE

FINALIST FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION

FINALIST FOR THE 2023 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD

FINALIST FOR THE SOUTHERN BOOK AWARD

NOMINATED FOR THE:
2022 NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZE
2023 PEN/JEAN STEIN OPEN BOOK AWARD
2023 PEN/BINGHAM PRIZE
2022 STORY PRIZE
2023 CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION
2023 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2022

ONE OF TIME’S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2022

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER

ONE OF NPR’S BOOKS WE LOVE FOR 2022

The Hurting Kind

Milkweed Editions

A New York Times Notable Book of 2022

Literary Hub’s #1 reviewed poetry collection of 2022

One of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022

One of NPR’s Books We Love for 2022

DINOSAURS

W. W. Norton

REGIONAL AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER

ONE OF TIME’S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2022

ONE OF NPR’S BOOKS WE LOVE FOR 2022

NO ONE CROSSES THE WOLF

Little A

Editors’ Pick, Amazon

The 10 Best True Crime Listens of the Year, Audible

FLIGHT OF THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS

Liveright

Best Books of the Year, NPR

Favorite Nonfiction of 2021, Largehearted Boy

Heartland Booksellers Award for Nonfiction, Finalist

BODY LEAPING BACKWARD

Mariner

The Best New Books, People Magazine

Book Club Buzz Pick, The Book Club Cookbook

Lowell Reads book selection, Fall 2019

New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) Summer Pick

Best Memoir, Maine Literary Award

VERGE

Riverhead

Longlisted for The Story Prize

Longlisted for the Oregon Book Award

Best Story Collections of the Year, Electric Literature

Best Books of the Year, New York Public Library

Indie Next Pick, American Booksellers Association

Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize

THE KISSING BUG

Tin House

Winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award

Longlisted for the PEN Open Book Award

National Book Foundation Science + Literature Selection

Finalist for New American Voices Award

Finalist for Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Nonfiction

Best Book of the Year, TIME

Best Book of the Year, NPR

Best Book of the Year, Chicago Public Library

Best Book of the Year, Science for the People

Best Book of the Year, WNYC

Best Book of the Year, WBUR (Boston)

Best Book of the Year, The Stacks Podcast

ICE

G.P. Putnam’s Sons

Finalist, Spirited Award, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation

Best Books of the Year, NPR

Best Books of the Year, Scientific American

Best Books of the Year, The Philadelphia Tribune

TRACY FLICK CAN’T WIN

Scribner

Named a Best Book of 2022 by The New Yorker

SMAHTGUY

Metropolitan Books

One of NPR’s Books We Love for 2022

Cullman Fellow at the New York Public Library

HOTLINE

Esplanade Books

Longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize

A Canada Reads Selection 2023

All the Flowers Kneeling

Penguin Books

WINNER OF THE 2022 GOLDEN POPPY AWARD FOR POETRY

FINALIST FOR THE 2023 PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD

FINALIST FOR 2023 THE KATE TUFTS DISCOVERY AWARD

ONE OF NPR’S BOOKS WE LOVE FOR 2022

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER

The Adventures of the China Iron

Charco Press

Shortlisted for the 2020 Man Booker International

Shortlisted for the 2021 Prix Médicis Etranger

Abyss

World Editions

Won the 2021 Alfaguara Novel Prize

THRUST

Riverhead

National Bestseller

Finalist, Oregon Book Awards, Ken Kesey Award for Fiction

Best Fiction Books of 2022, The Washington Post

Best Fiction of 2022, Electric Literature

Best Books of the Year, Powell’s

Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year, Book Riot

The Pacific Northwest Book Awards, Shortlist

Cheryl Strayed Literati Book Club Pick

TWELVE TRIBES

Mariner

Bronze Award in the 2022 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards

KINGDOM OF CHARACTERS

Riverhead

2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Longlisted for the Cundill History Prize

Shortlisted for the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding

A New York Times Notable Book of 2022

A Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2022

BAD GIRLS

Other Press

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize

Grand Prix de l’Héroïne Madame Figaro

Finestres Prize

WOMAN ON FIRE

Harper

A New York Times Bestseller

THE AGATHAS

Delacorte Press

An Instant
New York Times
Bestseller

THE BIG DOOR PRIZE

G.P. Putnam’s Sons

Semi-finalist for The 21st Annual Thurber Prize for American Humor

AFTERPARTIES

Ecco

An instant New York Times Bestseller

Winner of the NBCC John Leonard Prize

Golden Poppy Winner in Fiction

Winner of the Martin Cruz Smith Diversity Award

Longlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence

Winner of the Publishing Triangle’s 2022 Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction

FIERCE POISE

Penguin Press

FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY

NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY BOOK AWARD IN ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY

EAGLE DOWN

PublicAffairs

A Financial Times Best Book of the Year (2021)

SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER

Flatiron Books

An instant New York Times Bestseller

2021 OWL Award Longlist

Winner of the Audie Award in Autobiography/Memoir

Finalist for the NBCC John Leonard Award

A PLAY FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

Knopf

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD IN DEBUT FICTION

WINNER OF THE O. HENRY PRIZE FOR HIS SHORT STORY “THE IMPORT”

LAND OF BIG NUMBERS

HMH

Longlisted for The Story Prize

Best Books of 2021, Barack Obama

Best Books of the Year, NPR

Best Fiction of the Year, The Washington Post

Best Books of the Year, Esquire

Best Fiction of the Year, Kirkus Reviews

Best Debut Fiction of the Year, Kirkus Reviews

Best Short Fiction of the Year, Kirkus Reviews

Best Books of 2021, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Best Books of 2021, Chicago Public Library

Favorite Short Story Collection of 2021, Electric Literature

Best Short Story Collections of 2021, Texas Public Radio

Best Books of 2021, BBC

Malala Yousafzai’s Fearless Book Club Pick for Literati, November 2021

Editors’ Choice, The New York Times Book Review

Book Club Pick, The Nervous Breakdown

Indie Next Pick, American Booksellers Association

Book Club Pick, AFAR Magazine

Best New Books of 2021, Refinery29

The 20 Best Books of 2021, Esquire

New Notable Books, Harper’s Bazaar

Editor’s Pick/Dazzling Debut, Audible

Best Books About China, The Print (India)

THINGS WE LOST TO THE WATER

Knopf Publishing Group

Longlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence

Longlisted for the Aspen Prize 2021

One of President Obama’s Favorite Books of the Year

Winner of the Crook’s Corner Book Prize for best debut novel set in the American South

A LIE SOMEONE TOLD YOU ABOUT YOURSELF

Mariner Books

Longlisted for the Aspen Prize 2021

HOLDING BACK THE RIVER

Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster

Longlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

FLOATERS

W. W. Norton

Winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry

Recipient of the Letras Boricuas Fellowship

THE GAMBLER WIFE

RIVERHEAD

Finalist for the Pen/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography

MADE IN CHINA

Algonquin

Longlisted for the PEN Open Book Award

Longlisted for the Pen/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction

STONES

Knopf

Finalist for the TS Eliot Award

Doc THE EQUIVALENTS

Vintage

Winner of the 15th Marfield Prize

Finalist for the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography

Doc THE PLATEAU

Riverhead Books

Winner of the 2020 American Library in Paris Book Award

Doc A CHILDREN’S BIBLE

W. W. Norton

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’ TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY TIME, WASHINGTON POST, NPR, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, ESQUIRE, BBC, AND MANY OTHERS

Doc The Doctors Blackwell

W. W. Norton & Company

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY

2021 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE: HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY

OLIVETTA FELLOW AT THE BOGLIASCO CENTER

Bitch

Bitch The Bitch

World Editions

National Book Award Finalist

Finalist for the Dublin Literary Award

Winner of the English PEN Award

MEMORIAL DRIVE

GODS OF THE UPPER AIR MEMORIAL DRIVE

Ecco

New York Times Bestseller

Winner of the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction

Finalist for Carnegie Prize

A New York Times Notable Book

One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2020

Named One of the Best Books of the Year by: The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, Esquire, Electric Literature, Slate, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and InStyle

GODS OF THE UPPER AIR

GODS OF THE UPPER AIR GODS OF THE UPPER AIR

Doubleday

New York Times Bestseller

Winner of the 2020 Francis Parkman Prize

Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner

Finalist for the NBCC in Biography

Finalist for the LA Times Book Prize in History

Anisfield-Wolf Prize

Parkman Prize

Proust's Duchess

Proust's Duchess PROUST’S DUCHESS

Knopf

Finalist, 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography

Winner, 2019 French Heritage Society Book Award

Finalist, 2019 American Library in Paris Book Award

Book of the Year, 2018, The Times Literary Supplement

WE ARE NOT YET EQUAL

WE ARE NOT YET EQUAL WE ARE NOT YET EQUAL

Bloomsbury YA

WANYE-NAACP Image Award Nominee

AIR TRAFFIC

AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC

Knopf

A Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2018

THE SECRET TOKEN

THE SECRET TOKEN THE SECRET TOKEN

Doubleday

National Bestseller

BETTY BEFORE X

BETTY BEFORE X BETTY BEFORE X

FSG

A New York Public Library Best Children’s Book of 2018

A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2018

BROWN

BROWN BROWN

Knopf

A New York Public Library Best Book of 2018

NPR, Best Books of 2018

CHALK

CHALK CHALK

Melville House

Finalist for the PEN/Bograd Weld Prize for Nonfiction

Finalist for The Marfield Prize (National Award For Arts Writing)

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018

FIGHT NO MORE

FIGHT NO MORE FIGHT NO MORE

W. W. Norton

Library Journal, Best Books of 2018

Paris Review, 2018 Staff Picks

THE RECKONINGS

THE RECKONINGS THE RECKONINGS

Scribner

National Book Critics Circle Award 2019 Finalist

Refinery29, Best Books of 2018

Electric Literature, Best Nonfiction Books of 2018

SMALL ANIMALS

SMALL ANIMALS SMALL ANIMALS

Flatiron

NPR, Best Books of 2018

THE WORLD ONLY SPINS FORWARD

THE WORLD ONLY SPINS FORWARD THE WORLD ONLY SPINS FORWARD

Bloomsbury

NPR, Best Books of 2018

Electric Literature, Best Nonfiction Books of 2018

ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW

ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW

Catapult

National Book Critics Circle Award 2019 Finalist

Longlisted for the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards

A Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2018

A TIME Magazine Best Nonfiction Book of 2018

NPR, Best Books of 2018

A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection

An American Booksellers Association Indie Next Pick

THE CARRYING

THE CARRYING THE CARRYING

Milkweed

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER

Finalist for the PEN Jean Stein Award

A Washington Post Best Book of 2018

A New York Public Library Best Book of 2018

NPR, Best Books of 2018

Chicago Review of Books, Best Poetry Books of 2018

The Atlantic, Best Books of 2018

2018 Digital Book World Award Winner

ONE PERSON, NO VOTE

ONE PERSON, NO VOTE ONE PERSON, NO VOTE

Bloomsbury

Finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction

Longlisted for the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards

2019 Southern Book Prize Finalist

A Washington Post Best Book of 2018

A New York Public Library Best Book of 2018

NPR, Best Books of 2018

Longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award

MONUMENT

MONUMENT MONUMENT

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award

NPR, Best Books of 2018

Chicago Review of Books, Best Books of 2018

The Bobbitt Prize’s Lifetime Award

NOT THAT BAD

NOT THAT BAD NOT THAT BAD

Harper Perennial

New York Times Bestseller

Refinery29, Best Books of 2018

VISIBLE EMPIRE

VISIBLE EMPIRE VISIBLE EMPIRE

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

An Indie Next List Pick

Belletrist Book Club’s June Book of the Month

A New York Times Book Review “New & Noteworthy” Selection

HEART BERRIES

HEART BERRIES HEART BERRIES

Counterpoint

A New York Public Library Best Book of 2018

NPR, Best Books of 2018

Library Journal, Best Books of 2018

New York Times Bestseller

Selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for March/April 2018

New York Times Editor’s Choice

Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection

THE BOAT RUNNER THE BOAT RUNNER

Harper Perennial

National Bestseller

Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, Fall 2017

USA Today Bestseller List (Top 150 Books)

Apple iBooks Bestseller List

Editors’ Pick, Historical Novel Society

New Voice Pick, Historical Novel Society

Literary Book Club pick, December, Books-a-Million!

MODERN GIRLS

MODERN GIRLS MODERN GIRLS

Berkley

USA Today Bestseller

SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER

SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER

Berkley

USA Today Bestseller

A DIFFERENT POND

A DIFFERENT POND A DIFFERENT POND

Capstone Young Readers

A 2018 Caldecott Honor Book

best

bunk BUNK

GRAYWOLF

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction

The New York Times, Best Books of 2017

LA Times, Best Nonfiction of 2017

Chicago Review of Books, Best Books of 2017

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joan SING UNBURIED SING

SCRIBNER

New York Times Bestseller

Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction

Indies Choice Book Award Winner

The Women’s Prize (UK)

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist

A TIME Magazine Best Novel of the Year

A New York Times Top 10 of 2017

Finalist for the Kirkus Prize

Finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal

Finalist for the NAACP Image Award

Finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize

MRS FLETCHER

MRS FLETCHER MRS FLETCHER

SCRIBNER

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER

LA TIMES, BEST FICTION OF 2017

GQ BEST BOOKS OF 2017

NPR, BEST BOOKS OF 2017

class

joan AMATKA

VINTAGE

The Guardian, Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2017

HUNGER

HUNGER HUNGER

HARPER

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST

AN INDIE NEXT LIST PICK

LA TIMES, BEST NONFICTION OF 2017

BARNES & NOBLE, BEST BOOKS OF 2017

THE GUARDIAN, BEST BOOKS OF 2017

THE WASHINGTON POST, BEST BOOKS OF 2017

joan BOOK OF JOAN

HARPER

National Bestseller

Finalist, The Simpson Family Literary Prize

Best Fiction Award nominee, Oregon Book Awards

100 Notable Books of 2017, The New York Times

50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2017, The Washington Post

Best of 2017: 100 Recommended Books, The San Francisco Chronicle

Best Books of 2017, NPR

Best Books of 2017, PBS

25 Best Novels of 2017, Electric Literature

Best Fiction of 2017, Entropy Magazine

The Best Books of 2017, Esquire

Best Books of 2017, Refinery29

Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize, longlist

Distinguished NW Writer Award, Willamette Writers Award

Editors’ Choice/Staff Pick, The New York Times

The Best LGBTQ Novels We Read in 2018, The Advocate

Book Club Pick, The Nervous Breakdown

best

best we could do THE BEST WE COULD DO

ABRAMS

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist

NPR, Best Books of 2017

Shelf Awareness, Best Books of 2017

heartsofmen

HEARTS OF MEN HEARTS OF MEN

ECCO

National Bestseller

Finalist for the 2016 Prix Femina

Finalist for the 2016 Prix Medicis Etrangere

ILL WILL

ILLWILL ILL WILL

BALLANTINE BOOKS

National Bestseller

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2017

LA Times, Best Fiction of 2017

Barnes & Noble, Best Books of 2017

Wall Street Journal, Best Books of 2017

class

joan THE GENE MACHINE

FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX

2017 OWL Book Awards Longlist

class

joan CLASS

LITTLE, BROWN

Philadelphia Inquirer, Best Books of 2017

DIFFICULT WOMEN

HEARTS OF MEN DIFFICULT WOMEN

GROVE ATLANTIC

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

LA TIMES BESTSELLER

NPR, BEST BOOKS OF 2017

art of waiting

SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN The Art of Waiting

GRAYWOLF

2017 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award Finalist

Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2016

Globe & Mail (Canada) The Globe 100: Best Books of 2016

Publishers Weekly Best of 2016

O, The Oprah Magazine 10 Best Books of 2016

Signature Reads 17 of the Best Essay Collections of 2017

Largehearted Boy Favorite Nonfiction of 2016

The 18 Best Nonfiction Books of 2016

THE FORTUNES

abundance THE FORTUNES

HMH

Finalist for the 2017 Dayton Literary Peace Prize

New York Times 100 Notable Books

2017 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

San Francisco Chronicle Best of 2016: 100 recommended books

NPR’s Best Books of 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2016

GIRL IN PIECES

GIRL IN PIECES GIRL IN PIECES

DELACORTE PRESS

Barnes & Noble Best Young Adult Books of 2016

New York Public Library Best Books for Teens

Amazon Best YA Books of 2016

Listen to Me

abundance LISTEN TO ME

HMH

The New Yorker’s Books We Loved in 2016

Chicago Tribune Books from 2016 You Should Read

mortaltrash MORTAL TRASH

W. W. Norton

NPR’s Best Books of 2016

Winner of the 2017 Paterson Poetry Prize

THE TUMBLING TURNER SISTERS

revolution THE TUMBLING TURNER SISTERS

GALLERY BOOKS

USA Today Bestseller

REVOLUTION ON THE HUDSON

revolution REVOLUTION ON THE HUDSON

W.W. NORTON

Named a 2016 Best Book on the American Revolution by the American Revolution Round Table in New York

WHITE RAGE

WHITE RAGE WHITE RAGE

BLOOMSBURY

New York Times Bestseller

National Book Critics Circle Award Winner

New York Times 100 Notable Books

Washington Post Notable Books of 2016

Globe & Mail (Canada) The Globe 100: Best Books of 2016

Boston Globe Best Books of 2016

Chicago Review of Books 18 Best Nonfiction Books of 2016

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Books of 2016

SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN

SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN

W.W. NORTON

San Francisco Chronicle Best of 2016

Washington Post Notable Fiction Books of 2016

Vulture/New York Magazine 10 Best Books of 2016

Kirkus Best Fiction of 2016

Wall Street Journal Books of the Year

daredevils

daredevils DAREDEVILS

Penguin Press

San Francisco Chronicle Best of 2016: 100 recommended books

Seattle Times Best Books of 2016

SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN

abundance THE ABUNDANCE

ECCO

Amazon Best Nonfiction Books of 2016

NPR’s Best Books of 2016

Signature Reads 17 of the Best Essay Collections of 2017

Brainpickings 16 Overall Favorite Books of 2016

SEE HOW SMALL

SEE HOW SMALL SEE HOW SMALL

Back Bay Books

PEN/USA Award for Fiction

BLUE LAWS: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1995-2015

BLUE LAWS: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1995-2015 BLUE LAWS: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1995-2015

KNOPF

One of The New York Times Ten Best Poetry Titles of 2016

Washington Post Best Poetry Collections of 2016

Boston Globe Best Books of 2016

The Root’s 26 Best Books by Black Authors

THE DEFENDER

abundance THE DEFENDER

HMH

New York Times 100 Notable Books

Winner of the 2017 Best Nonfiction Award from The Soceity of Midland Authors

Amazon Best History Books of 2016

Washington Post Notable Books of 2016

Chicago Review of Books 18 Best Nonfiction Books of 2016

Chicago Writers Association 2016 Best Nonfiction Book of the Year

Chicago Magazine’s Best Books About Chicago by Chicagoans

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

UNFINISHED BUSINESS UNFINISHED BUSINESS

RANDOM HOUSE

2015 AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

SHORTLISTED FOR FT MCKINSEY BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015

ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Bright Dead Things

Bright Dead Things Bright Dead Things

Milkweed Editions

Finalist for the National Book Award

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

Finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Award

A Best Poetry Book of 2015: The New York Times and Buzzfeed

THE SMALL BACKS OF CHILDREN THE SMALL BACKS OF CHILDREN

HARPER

National Bestseller

Winner, Oregon Book Award, Ken Kesey Award for Fiction

Winner, Oregon Book Award, Reader’s Choice Award

Winner, Best Bisexual Fiction Award, Bi Writers Association

Best Books of 2015, NPR

The Best Fiction of 2015, The Huffington Post

Best Books of 2015, Lit Hub

The Best Books of 2015, LitReactor

Best Novels of 2015, Electric Literature

Top 10 Books of 2015, Orlando Weekly (FL)

Top 10 Books of 2015, Cultured Vultures

Best Fiction of 2015, Entropy Magazine

A Year of Favorites, 2015, Vol. 1 Brooklyn

Best Books of 2015, Roxane Gay

Favorite LGBT Books of 2015, Towleroad

Best Books of 2015, Subtext Books

DAUGHTERS OF THE SAMURAI

DAUGHTERS OF THE SAMURAI DAUGHTERS OF THE SAMURAI

W.W. NORTON

2015 NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK

SEATTLE TIMES BEST OF 2015

one of BuzzFeed’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2015

THE DISTANT MARVELS

THE DISTANT MARVELS THE DISTANT MARVELS

EUROPA

NBC Latino Best of 2015 Book

Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Books, 2015

DIGEST

ALL WHO GO DO NOT RETURN ALL WHO GO DO NOT RETURN

GRAYWOLF

Winner of the 2017 Prix Médicis (French Edition)

Named one of “forty-two books to read before you die” by the Independent (UK)

2015 National Jewish Book Award Winner

2016 Winner of the GLCA New Writers Award in Nonfiction

One of Star Magazine’s “Fab 5 Can’t-Miss Entertainment Picks”

National Jewish Book Award

REFUND

REFUND REFUND

COUNTERPOINT

2015 National Book Award Finalist

X

X X

CANDLEWICK PRESS

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2015

2015 HORN BOOK FANFARE LIST

We Need Diverse Books Walter Dean Myers Award Honor Book

Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book

2016 Best Fiction for Young Adults title

one of the Top Ten BFYA Books

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

Nominated for 2016 Audie Award

Nominated for 2016-2017 Georgia Peach Book Award

FIVES-AND-TWENTY-FIVES

FIVES-AND-TWENTY-FIVES FIVES-AND-TWENTY-FIVES

BLOOMSBURY

2014 WINNER OF THE NOPL CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION

A BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PICK

AN INDIE NEXT PICK

AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2014

ESQUIRE FAVORITE BOOK OF THE YEAR

LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

BAD FEMINIST

BAD FEMINIST BAD FEMINIST

HARPER PERENNIAL

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BESTSELLER

BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER

AN INDIE BESTSELLER

AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2014

NPR BEST BOOK OF 2014

AN UNTAMED STATE

AN UNTAMED STATE AN UNTAMED STATE

GROVE ATLANTIC

WASHINGTON POST TOP FICTION PICK OF 2014

NPR BEST BOOK OF 2014

BUZZFEED BEST FICTION OF 2014

BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF 2014

The Marquis

THE MARQUIS THE MARQUIS

Vintage

Winner of the 2015 American Library in Paris Book Award

MRS. LINCOLN'S RIVAL

MRS. LINCOLN'S RIVAL MRS. LINCOLN’S RIVAL

DUTTON

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

SHOTGUN LOVESONGS

SHOTGUN LOVESONGS SHOTGUN LOVESONGS

THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS

A NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER

NATIONAL BESTSELLER (FRANCE)

#2 ON THE HEARTLAND BESTSELLER LIST

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY BESTSELLER

TARGET BOOK CLUB BOOK

#1 INDIE NEXT SELECTION

AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH

MRS. LINCOLN'S DRESSMAKER

MRS. LINCOLN'S DRESSMAKER MRS. LINCOLN’S DRESSMAKER

DUTTON

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

SHOTGUN LOVESONGS A CUP OF WATER UNDER MY BED

Beacon Press

Winner, Ippy Award for Best Coming of Age Memoir

Winner, Bi Writers Association Book Award in Nonfiction

Winner, Lambda Literary: Dr. Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award

Finalist, Judy Grahn Award For Lesbian Nonfiction

Honorable Mention, Cuba’s Premio Literario Casa De Las Americas

THE MAD FEAST

Liveright

Best Books of 2015, The Millions

The Art of Eating Prize longlist

Best Books of 2015, Ploughshares

Favorite Nonfiction of 2015, Largehearted Boy

A Year of Favorites, 2015, Vol. 1 Brooklyn

PREPARING THE GHOST

Liveright

Editors’ Choice, The New York Times

Best Books of 2014, Shelf Awareness

Notable Books, NPR

Favorite Nonfiction of 2014, Largehearted Boy

Required Reading of 2014, Biographile

NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE

Gallery Books

New York Times Bestseller List, Travel

National Bestseller (NAIBA Bestseller List)

THE ATOMIC CITY GIRLS

William Morrow Paperbacks

International Bestseller

Target Recommends pick

Hot Debut, Library Journal

Staff Pick, The Denver Post

NO. 4 IMPERIAL LANE

Twelve

Finalist for the Chautauqua Prize

Editors’ Pick, Amazon

Great Group Reads Pick, Women’s National Book Association

THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER

Hawthorne Books

Reader’s Choice Award Winner, Oregon Book Awards, 2012

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Winner, 2011

PEN Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award Finalist, 2012

80 Books Every Person Should Read, Esquire

Best Books of 2011, The Nervous Breakdown

The 10 Best Memoirs of 2011, Flavorwire

Best Books of the Year, The Oregonian, 2011

My 5 Favorite Books, Roxane Gay

50 Best Summer Reads of All Time, Reader’s Digest

KILLER STUFF AND TONS OF MONEY

Penguin Books

Winner, 2012 Massachusetts Book Award

Favorite Books of 2011, Chicago Sun-Times

Favorite Books of 2011, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Top 100 Books of 2011, The Kansas City Star

POT FARM

University of Nebraska Press

Grand Prize Winner, New York Festival of Books, 2012

MAGNIFICENCE

MAGNIFICENCE MAGNIFICENCE

W.W. NORTON

A 2012 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALIST FOR FICTION

LOS ANGELES TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY TOP BOOK OF 2012

A BARNES AND NOBLE EDITOR’S PICK BEST FICTION 2012

THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2012

THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2012 THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2012

MARINER BOOKS

A New York Times bestseller

THRALL

THRALL THRALL

MARINER BOOKS

AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2013

A 2013 SIBA AWARD FINALIST

U.S. POET LAUREATE 2012

POET LAUREATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

RECIPIENT OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY FOR 2007

THE STARBOARD SEA

THE STARBOARD SEA THE STARBOARD SEA

ST. MARTIN’S PRESS

A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER

A NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2012

A TOP FIVE ATLANTA MAGAZINE NOVEL OF THE YEAR

ARDENCY

ARDENCY ARDENCY

KNOPF

2012 WINNER OF THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD

TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES

TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES

CROWN

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A KIRKUS NONFICTION BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2012

1812: The Navy's War

1812: The Navy's War 1812: The Navy’s War

BASIC

2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold Medal Winner, U.S. History

2012 Audie Awards Finalist, History

George Pendleton Prize for 2011

THE LEFTOVERS

THE LEFTOVERS THE LEFTOVERS

ST. MARTIN’S PRESS

A New York Times bestseller

A New York Times Notable Book for 2011

A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book for 2011

An Amazon best book of the month, August 2011

THE GREY ALBUM

THE GREY ALBUM THE GREY ALBUM

GRAYWOLF

A 2013 PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD WINNER

A 2012 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALIST FOR CRITICISM

WINNER OF THE 2010 GRAYWOLF NONFICTION PRIZE

NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2012

A KANSAS CITY STAR TOP BOOK OF 2012

KOSHER CHINESE

KOSHER CHINESE KOSHER CHINESE

HOLT

2011 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award Winner

LOVE IN INFANT MONKEYS

SOFT SKULL PRESS

Pulitzer Prize finalist 2010

THE MATTAPONI QUEEN

THE MATTAPONI QUEEN THE MATTAPONI QUEEN

GRAYWOLF

WINNER OF THE 2009 BAKELESS PRIZE FOR FICTION

CLOSING TIME

PENGUIN BOOKS

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A New York Times Notable Book of 2009

A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2009

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2009

A London Times Best Book of 2009

THE UPRISING

CROWN

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM

LITTLE, BROWN

Oprah’s Book Club Pick of 2009

Winner of the 2009 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award

LONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST FICTION AWARD, 2008

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S BEST BOOK OF 2008

A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF 2008

Commonwealth Prize Regional Winner/Africa

Winner of the PEN ‘Beyond Margins’ Award

OBEDIENCE

BROADWAY BOOKS

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

IF BY SEA

BASIC

A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller

Winner of the 2008 Samuel Eliot Morison Award

NATIVE GUARD

MARINER BOOKS

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY, 2007

THE ABSTINENCE TEACHER

ST. MARTIN’S PRESS

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2007

THE ELM CREEK QUILTS series

SIMON & SCHUSTER

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES

THE WELSH GIRL

MARINER BOOKS

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2007

A Boston Globe Best Book of 2007

HOSTILE TAKEOVER

CROWN

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

EASY

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick

Finalist for the Oregon Book Award

GIRLS IN TRUCKS

LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A BOOKSENSE PICK

A TARGET BREAK-OUT AUTHOR SELECTION

QUEEN OF FASHION

HENRY HOLT

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

A Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year

A BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC BEST WORLD HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR

ON THE WAY HOME

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

Recipient of the John Dos Passos Medal for Literature

The Conservationist

PENGUIN BOOKS

Nadine Gordimer: Winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature

Winner of the 1974 Booker Prize

The Guns of August

The Guns of August The Guns of August

RANDOM HOUSE

Winner of the 1963 and 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction

The Optimist’s Daughter

VINTAGE

Winner of the 1973 Pulitzer Prize

Eudora Welty: Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Winner of the 1983 National Book Award

The Fixer

The Fixer The Fixer

FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX

Winner of the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Winner of the 1967 National Book Award

The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford

FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX

Winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The Fixer

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

HARPER PERENNIAL

WINNER OF THE 1974 PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION

The Godfather

A #1 New York Times bestseller in 1969

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